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Detailed explanation-1: -The Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD) of DAE located significant uranium anomalies associated with brecciated limestone near Gogi in Gulbarga District, Karnataka.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Andhra Pradesh. The state of Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of uranium in India. Tummalapalle village located in the Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh is considered one of the largest uranium reserves in the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Apart from discoveries in the Singhbhum Thrust Belt, several uranium occurrences have also been found in Cuddapah basin of Andhra Pradesh. These include Lambapur-Peddagattu, Chitrial, Kuppunuru, Tumallapalle, Rachakuntapalle which have significantly contributed towards the uranium reserve base of India.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Tummalapalle Mine is a uranium mine in Tumalapalli village located in Kadapa of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Reserves are found to be about 49, 000 tonnes. This is confirmed after research conducted by the Atomic Energy Commission of India in.

Detailed explanation-5: -Atomic Minerals Uranium deposits occur in Singhbhum and Hazaribagh districts of Jharkhand, Gaya district of Bihar, and in the sedimentary rocks in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.